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(26084) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, Linwood, Pingree, West Side, 1967

Neighbors help each other move possessions out of an apartment building near Linwood and Pingree on Detroit's West Side as fires lit by arsonists inch closer. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdes ...

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(34305) Ethnic Communities, Belgian, Our Lady Of Sorrows, 1963

Members of the Detroit Fire Department carry the crucifix out of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church after they were unable to stop a fire from destroying the building. The fire started at, and also destroyed, the Briggs Manufacturing Plant directly adj ...

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(26864) Press Conference, Girardin, Cavanagh, 1967

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh and Detroit Police Commissioner Ray Girardin share a laugh during a press conference. Date:  1967-10-04 Physdesc:  Photograph (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroit (Mich.), Detroit (Mich.) Police ...

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(79738) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Celebrations, 1941

Costumed Chinese youth, carrying fans, are among the 1,200 marchers who participated in a parade on Woodward Ave, possibly in celebration of the 30th anniversary of founding of the Chinese Republic. Date:  1941-10-15 Physd ...

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(26908) Meet the Press, 1968

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh participates in the "Mayor's Special" episode of Meet the Press. Also in view are: Hugh G. Addonzio (Newark), Carl B. Stokes (Cleveland), Sam Yorty (Los Angeles), Ivan Allen, Jr. (Atlanta), and Harry W. Maier (Milwaukee). ...

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McGregor Fund Records

‹ previous 785 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR002635 Extent:  46 linear feet (17 SB, 2.5 MB, 6 OS) Date:  1890-2021 Tracy W. McGregor (1869-1936) and Katherine ...

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Merle Henrickson Papers

‹ previous 589 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP000193 Extent:  10.5 Linear Feet (5 MB, 8 SB) Date:  1935-1991 Merle Henrickson served as president of United Pub ...

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(79716) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Businesses, 1977

Young girls smile at a woman who works in an unidentified Chinese owned restaurant. Date:  1977-06-30 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communitie ...

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Fresh Air Society, Camp Tamarack, Belle Isle, 1902

Detroit children participating in a summer camp, probably on Belle Isle, organized by the Fresh Air Society, circa 1902. Records from the Fresh Air Society and Camp Tamarack are included in the JCA Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Records. ...

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Subject Focus: Women in Labor Unions

“We didn’t come here to swap recipes!” Those words, uttered by Myra Wolfgang during the first Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) convention in 1974 set the tone for an agenda aimed at increasing women’s involvement and infl ...

Blog entry - drice - 02/21/2017 - 17:56 - 0 comments - 0 attachments